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Camaraou noir

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Due to similarities in synonyms, Camaraou noir is often confused for the Portuguese wine grape Espadeiro but DNA analysis in 2003 confirmed that the two varieties are separate and that most of the Espadeiro grown in Galicia, as well as another variety known as Caiño Redondo, were in fact Camaraou
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Historically Camaraou noir vines have been trained to grow up tree trunks for support. This is an old viticultural practice that dates back to Roman days but is still practices in some parts of the world such as in the Minho region
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region of northern Spain, however the description of this grapes seems to indicate that it was more likely the white Camaraou blanc (Camaralet de Lasseube) grape. The first mention that was definitively of Camaraou noir was in
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Over the years Camaraou noir has been known under a variety of synonyms including: Caiño Redondo, Camaralet noir, Camaran, Camaras, Camarau, Camaraue rouge, Gros noir, Moustardet and Sparse Menue.
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The Jurançon region located in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department where Camaraou noir has historically been grown.
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DNA profiling has also clarified the relationship between Camaraou noir and Camaralet de Lasseube (also known as
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Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours
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catalogue of grape varieties produced from 1901 to 1910 by the French ampelographers
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Today most of the world's Camaraou noir vines can be found in the northwestern
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of Galicia where the grape is a permitted grape variety in the
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While Camaraou noir is still a permitted variety in the
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up tree trunks, an ancient practice that dates back to
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has shown that the two varieties are distinct and not
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that means "leg, trunk" and could be a reference to
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which may have, in turn, be derived itself from the
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Index

Camaraou
French wine
grape variety
South West France
Spanish wine
Galicia
Portuguese wine
Espadeiro
Vinho Verde
Jurançon
Béarn
Camaralet de Lasseube
DNA analysis
color mutations

Ampelographers
Béarnese
Gascon
viticultural
trellising
Camalès
Hautes-Pyrénées
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
French Basque Country
País Vasco
Viala & Vermorel
Pierre Viala
Victor Vermorel

late-ripening

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